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Monday, 9 June 2014

Maleficent Review

Did somebody said magnificent

Maleficent Review –
We all have heard the fairy tale of
Sleeping Beauty who was cursed by Maleficent. What would have prompt Maleficent
to do such a vile act? What if the story we were told as kids are not actually
what/how it happens? So, people at Disney decided to ‘re-tell’ the story.

Got wing?

Maleficent
lives in her world of magic and wonders, a neighbourhood away from greedy and awful
human world who’s King have been trying to concur for its richness. Maleficent
(Angelina Jolie) swore to protect her ‘wonderland’ until a human boy, Stefan
manage to sneak past the ‘guards’ and into Maleficent’s heart. They start
seeing each other until Stefan falls for human nature of greed and reduce the
time he spends with Maleficent. As time passes by, Stefan’s greed grows till he
returns one day only to commit the ultimate betrayal towards Maleficent. Stefan
goes on to have his family and reigns as the new King of the human world. The Queen
gives birth to Princess Aurora and Maleficent ‘drops’ by with a ‘gift’. Worried
for his daughter safety, King Stefan sends Aurora away while he plots revenge
against Maleficent. Aurora grows up to be 16 years old under Maleficent’s
watchful eyes. Having spent time with Aurora has left Maleficent with mixed
feelings about her earlier curse. However, a curse is a curse and no matter
what and it can’t be broken, Aurora falls for the spell and falls into ‘eternal
sleep’ which can only be broken by ‘true love kiss’. Heck…with the world full
of deception and lies…will Aurora ever wake up from her sleep?

Wanna step into Maleficent world?

Angie
Angie Angie…she could have done this movie with her eyes closed and no other
talent would come close to match her talent. This women didn’t just turn Disney’s
famous villain into a gold but totally transformed it into diamond with her charisma.
I’m not much of Angie’s fan but she really outdid herself in this flick. You
can’t help but fall in love with her and go thru every emotion she portrays as
Maleficent. If there is one role to capture her flair, this would be it. The
rest of the cast was entertaining enough but then there is a reason, the movie
is called Maleficent and not Maleficent and Aurora. Hehe. The special effects
matched the acting like a gel. The storytelling, the music, the humour, the
everything lar. I dare to call it one of the best movies for this year. Do let
me know if you think otherwise, we need to talk.

All hail the 'horn-ed' one!

I
grew up with Disney movies, heck I still cry when I ‘see’ Mufasa die for the umpteenth
time, look forward for a whole new world with Aladdin, smile silly when Belle’s
kiss turns Beast into a handsome price. Yes, yes…I’m a sucker on everything
Disney which was why I cried when I visited Disneyland in California. Watching
this movie brought back all those wonderful memories being a Disney kid.
Despite some stinker that comes out from the studio once in a while. Magical
storytelling reminds people why we love Disney and their timeless tales. I just
hope the good people there will bring this kind of brilliance so I can continue
enjoying my movie going experience.